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纽瓦克 (niǔ wǎ kè) — Newark (city in the United States)

Definition

noun
Newark (city in the United States)

Examples

  • 纽瓦克。
    niǔ wǎ kè Shì yí gè zhòng yào de gǎng kǒu chéng shì.
    Newark is an important port city.
  • 纽瓦克。
    Wǒ qù guò niǔ wǎ kè liǎng cì.
    I have been to Newark twice.
  • 纽瓦克。
    niǔ wǎ kè De jī chǎng hěn dà.
    Newark's airport is very large.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紐; 纽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
丑
丑chǒu紐niǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紐 has 糸 (silk) for tying and 丑 for sound; 丑 also points to a claw or hand, fitting a handle. The simplified 纽 is a later shorthand.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

瓦’s shape is a picture of fired earthenware pottery or a tile.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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